Yes, you are right if you are US citizen and traveling all the times. For the foreigners especially during the JCK show. The custom always be very strict particularly at L.A Airport. If they stop and ask to scan and check your luggage and found jewelry without declaration. They will ask for the documents and it would be a long process. We cannot jeopardize that as we have a connecting flight which is just an hour different. Hope you understand and I will hand carry only 1 one ring as per Mariela mentioned on her email. The rest will be shipped out separately.
I’ll see you next week in JCK!! Please let me know your available contact no. in Vegas..